 | | From: | alanh_27 at yahoo.com | | Subject: | socket for square-driven drain plugs? | | Date: | 13 Jan 2005 09:19:52 -0800 |
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 | on the Yank side of the pond, we have plumbing drain plugs which have a
male, square grasping surface. The 12-point machine-screw/bolt sockets
we americans have around, will not grab onto these square tails.
Does anyone make purpose-built, properly-sized female-square socket
drives for rotating these plumbing items when the clearance around them
is too small to allow a wrench?
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| | From: | Roger Shoaf | | Subject: | Re: socket for square-driven drain plugs? | | Date: | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:53:27 -0800 |
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> on the Yank side of the pond, we have plumbing drain plugs which have a
> male, square grasping surface. The 12-point machine-screw/bolt sockets
> we americans have around, will not grab onto these square tails.
>
> Does anyone make purpose-built, properly-sized female-square socket
> drives for rotating these plumbing items when the clearance around them
> is too small to allow a wrench?
>
Go to Sears. They have 8 point sockets. Snap on and Mac have them also.
--
Roger Shoaf
About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.
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| | From: | DanG | | Subject: | Re: socket for square-driven drain plugs? | | Date: | Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:38:36 -0600 |
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| For just a few, you might try the female socket end of a ratchet
extension. Turn the male end with a Crescent.
(top posted for your convenience)
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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net
wrote in message
news:1105636791.967948.310480@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> on the Yank side of the pond, we have plumbing drain plugs which
> have a
> male, square grasping surface. The 12-point machine-screw/bolt
> sockets
> we americans have around, will not grab onto these square tails.
>
> Does anyone make purpose-built, properly-sized female-square
> socket
> drives for rotating these plumbing items when the clearance
> around them
> is too small to allow a wrench?
>
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| | From: | yourname | | Subject: | Re: socket for square-driven drain plugs? | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:07:00 GMT |
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> (top posted for your convenience)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
heh heh
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| | From: | yourname | | Subject: | Re: socket for square-driven drain plugs? | | Date: | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:28:25 GMT |
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| yeah, called an 8 point socket
sears
alanh_27@yahoo.com wrote:
> on the Yank side of the pond, we have plumbing drain plugs which have a
> male, square grasping surface. The 12-point machine-screw/bolt sockets
> we americans have around, will not grab onto these square tails.
>
> Does anyone make purpose-built, properly-sized female-square socket
> drives for rotating these plumbing items when the clearance around them
> is too small to allow a wrench?
>
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